Established in 1990 under a Youth Support Training Programme (Y.S.T.P) built by the European Economic Commission (E.E.C), voluntary services overseas (V.S.O) and the Government of Kenya through a joint funding scheme. In 1999 Kiirua Technical was registered with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MOEST), as a public insitution to offer certificate and diploma courses in TVETA. Today the institution which is under the county government of Meru prides itself as one of the leading Technical and Vocational training institutions in the region; offering a wide array of courses